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2020: The Year Data Saved The World

Waxing UnLyrical

I had no idea, when I enrolled in the Harvard Business Analytics Program , just how much I’d start living what I was learning. As businesses increase their use of data, it is critical that they do so ethically, and proactively address the many significant, and valid, concerns around consumer privacy.

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Dark Social in 2023: Here’s Why (and How) You Should Track It

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Dark social media, or dark traffic, isn’t easily tracked by traditional analytics tools. Dark social sources often can’t be measured because they’re private, like an email, or because analytics software can’t accurately categorize them — either because the source is hidden, or the link doesn’t have UTM parameters. What about in 2023?

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[Interview] How Microsoft Uses Social Analytics, And How You Can Too

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As the demands of this role grows, so does the social media data and analytics understanding required by social media teams. Ben Donkor is a social media analyst at Microsoft, and is adamant about the importance of social media analytics for all businesses. oPFpp7ruQF pic.twitter.com/uQhw1fG2z7.

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8 Things To Know About Social Media Compliance

Keyhole.co

These cover areas like data privacy, advertising, and intellectual property. Today, topics like data privacy are often making the news. Some regulations – such as data privacy and protection laws – have painful fines attached. Each individual market has its own data privacy laws. Stronger ability to adapt.

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A healthcare team’s guide to HIPAA compliance on social media

Sprout Social

But it can be a challenge for the marketing teams on the digital front lines to overcome the concerns of security and privacy teams—especially at the intersection of HIPAA and social media.” Call Dr. Smith’s office directly to schedule a consultation. HIPAA compliant: @Patient, we have deleted your comment to protect your privacy.

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Being of Service During COVID-19

Waxing UnLyrical

The sail thingies you see are a privacy screen, but apparently they are also perfect squirrel trampolines 😉 I was never a “bird person” growing up. And that’s not just for the birds 😊🦜 Author information Shonali Burke President & CEO at Shonali Burke Consulting, Inc.

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6 Ways Emerging Technologies Are Set to Change the Use of Social Media

SocMed Sean

Today’s guest post comes from Maria Jones, an expert consultant on emerging technologies. That is the reason why a lot of current research is on using technology to improve the user experience of the person using social media and also to improve scalability and analytics from the point of small businesses and other advertisers.